Unit Plan Topics - Life Science

Life Science

Middle School

• Genetics
  • mitosis/meiosis
  • cell division
  • heredity
  • cell differentiation
  • Punnett Squares
  • Genetic diseases
• Ecology
  • Habitats
  • Environments
  • Biomes
• Cell organization (cells - tissues - organs - organ systems - organism)
• Cell differentiation
  • Muscle, nerve, skin, etc cell functions
  • Relationships between different types of cells

High School

• Evolution
  • History through rocks/fossils
  • Geologic time
  • Origin of life
  • Darwin/Natural selection
  • Adaptations
  • Isolation and speciation (evolution of new species)
• Genetics
  • DNA structure and function (translation, transcription)
• Classification of Life (Linnean taxonomy and cell differentiation--> cell--> tissue, etc.)
• Cell respiration
• Photosynthesis
• Ecology
  • Levels of organization
  • Energy flow through ecosystems - food chains, food webs, ecological pyramids
  • Population growth
• Environmental sciences
  • Global warming
  • Pollution
  • Water quality
  • Endangered species
  • Ecosystem recycling
  • Alternative resources